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Italian Turkey Soup is hearty and delicious and can be made with turkey or chicken and is easy to make.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
In anticipation of the turkey leftovers you may be dealing after Thanksgiving and the lack of desire to cook you will probably have, I thought I’d share one of my favorite easy ways to use up leftover turkey. Italian Turkey Soup!
The recipe uses a combination of onion, green peppers, celery, jalapeno and tomatoes.
Ingredients Needed
- Shredded Turkey
- Chicken Broth
- Olive Oil
- Onion
- Green Pepper
- Jalapeño
- Celery
- Petite Cut Tomatoes, canned
- Dry Oregano
- Dry Basil
- Salt and Pepper
- Heavy Cream, optional
How to Make Italian Turkey Soup
- Cook pasta according to directions until al dente.
- Drain and rinse with cold water.
- Add olive oil. onion, celery, green pepper, jalapeño to a frying pan. Sauté until tender.
- Combine chicken broth, water, shredded turkey, tomatoes with their juice and sautéed vegetables to a large soup pot.
- Add in herb and salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil and then turn down the heat to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add in pasta and cream if desired. (Images shown did not include cream)
Tips from leigh Anne
- Do not over cook your pasta before you add it into the soup. The pasta will continue to cook in the soup so cooking it al dente will prevent mushy pasta.
- I used Ditalini which is a short macaroni style pasta but you can use any shape.
- If you don’t have leftover turkey you can also use shredded chicken.
- I use dry herbs in this recipe. If you would like to use fresh herbs, just use twice as much as dried.
- I enjoy the soup as is, but if you prefer a creamier soup, add in some whipping cream when you add in the pasta.
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Italian Turkey Soup
Italian Turkey Soup is hearty and delicious and can be made with your leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Prep:10 minutes
Cook:20 minutes
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Total:30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry pasta I used Ditalini or a short macaroni type pasta
- 2 cups shredded turkey or chicken
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup onion chopped
- 1 green pepper diced
- 1 whole jalapeno seeded and diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 2 15 oz. cans petite cut tomatoes
- 1 can water
- 1 tsp dry oregano
- 1 tsp dry basil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream optional
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to directions. Be sure and cook it al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.
- In a frying pan add olive oil, onion, celery, green pepper, jalapeno and saute until tender.
- In a large soup pot combine chicken broth, water, shredded turkey or chicken, tomatoes with their juice and sauteed vegetables.
- Add in herbs. Salt and pepper to taste
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add in pasta and cream (if desired).
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 242kcal (12%) Carbohydrates: 13g (4%) Protein: 8g (16%) Fat: 18g (28%) Saturated Fat: 8g (50%) Cholesterol: 62mg (21%) Sodium: 464mg (20%) Potassium: 240mg (7%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 1g (1%) Vitamin A: 551IU (11%) Vitamin C: 24mg (29%) Calcium: 40mg (4%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
HungryLittleGirl says
This soup looks so delicious! Creamy and chunky is how I like my soup!
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RSA Australia says
I am an avid fan of soup site and I am so lucky to find your blog. Thanks for the post!
Leigh Anne says
Glad you found me – I have lots of yummy soup recipes on the blog!
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Thanks for the heads up will have my tech person look into it. I use Firefox and it seems to work fine.
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Were you clicking on the little green button on my front page? My tech person looked into it and said it was working fine?
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